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Which religion has lowest literacy rate in world?
Hindus continue to have the lowest level of educational attainment among all the major religions of the world despite having made strides in the sector, a Pew study said on Wednesday. “Hindus have made substantial educational gains in recent decades.
Which religion is most illiterate in India?
Muslims
Muslims have the highest number of illiterates — nearly 43 percent of their population — while Jains have the highest number of literates among India’s religious communities with over 86 percent of them educated.
Which religion people are more educated?
Hindus are the most educated — based on college degrees — among US religious groups, followed by Unitarians Universalists, Jews, Anglicans and congregants of the Episcopal Church, according to a new study.
Which religion has lowest literacy rate in India?
The gap of male-female literacy rates is the lowest among Jains which is only 6.8 per cent points against the national gender literacy gap of 21.6 per cent points. Among Christians also the gap is as low as 8.2 per cent points.
How many Hindus are illiterate in India?
According to the data, the percentage of illiterates is 36.4 for Hindus, 32.5 for Sikhs, 28.2 for Buddhists and 25.6 for Christians. For religious communities as a whole, only 5.63 per cent have attained education levels of graduation and above.
Which is the literate religion in India?
\% 2011
Religious group | Population (2011) \% | Literacy (2011) (\%) |
---|---|---|
Hinduism | 79.80\% | 73.3\% |
Islam | 14.23\% | 68.5\% |
Christianity | 2.30\% | 84.5\% |
Sikhism | 1.72\% | 75.4\% |
How many Muslims are illiterate in India?
At 42.7 per cent, Muslims have the highest percentage of illiterates, while Jains, at 86.4 per cent, have the highest percentage of literates, according to Census 2011 data on education level by religious community and gender released Wednesday.